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Evertking
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# Posted: 8 Sep 2025 08:10pm
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I bought some land and I have loads of yellow pine that are straight. I had cut some and I let sit in the ground for months and finally got around to getting them off the ground.
I a noob so I had no clue and wish I could go back and I would have got them off the ground as soon as I cut but looking at the m they seem fine. But what do I know...
Did I waste these logs (yellow pine) or can I seal the ends and treat the logs and use them later? I plan on or was going to take the logs and mill them to the size needed for a Finnish log cabin.
Thanks for the help!
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MtnDon
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# Posted: 8 Sep 2025 10:19pm
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Yes, logs left laying on the ground can lead to insect infestation, and/or soaking up moisture from the ground. The bark should have removed very soon after felling. You may have to peel a couple of random logs and poke into the wood to see if there are areas of deterioration.
I of'm not a log expert, but my neighbor in the mountains by our cabin wasted some logs he dropped 2 to 3 years ago by letting them lay on the ground. There is s time difference though. Start by peeling a log.
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Evertking
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# Posted: 8 Sep 2025 10:59pm
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Thanks and I peeled them today and the wood is strong and no rot but I have seen bug holes.
Thanks for the reply.
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MtnDon
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# Posted: 9 Sep 2025 11:00am
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Spray the logs with a solution of borate to kill insects that eat wood. You can buy Timbor or Bora-Care or make your own with 65% water, 20%borax, 15% boric acid.
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DRP
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# Posted: 9 Sep 2025 08:45pm
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This is probably the holes;
https://content.ces.ncsu.edu/southern-pine-sawyer
I can hear them happily munching on some pine logs I didn't get to in time.
Once they are in borate won't do anything till they emerge.
I'm sawing into non structural boards, blocking, long pallets I nail tin to for pile covers, dunnage, etc.
Fresh straight logs are what you want, I'd view this as learning curve and use them to stay warm through the proper felling season for pine. Working in winter has nothing to do with sap going down, sap doesn't go down. It is when fungi and insects are slowed to a crawl. By working through the winter the wood is dry enough by warm weather to be of little interest to both.
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spencerin
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# Posted: 9 Sep 2025 11:20pm
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Bug holes could've already been in the wood long before you cut it. Who knows? Exactly how many months did they sit on the ground?
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